USA v. BANKMAN-FRIED
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October 03, 2023
A Guilty Verdict For SBF Could Put FTX In Line For Restitution
As Sam Bankman-Fried goes on trial this week, bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading will have to get in line with other creditors to recover on claims against its founder if he is found guilty on charges that he defrauded the business.
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October 03, 2023
Bankman-Fried Declined Plea Talks, Feds Say Amid Jury Picks
A Manhattan federal judge waded through jury selection Tuesday in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's trial on charges of looting billions of dollars from the fallen crypto exchange, after a prosecutor said no substantive plea talks were ever held.
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October 03, 2023
Meet The FTX Insiders Who Could Seal Bankman-Fried's Fate
With the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried getting underway Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, three members of the FTX founder's inner circle will soon testify about his alleged scheme to drain billions from the crypto exchange. Here, Law360 looks at the key cooperators preparing to take the witness stand during the government's case-in-chief.
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October 03, 2023
Bankman-Fried Sues Excess Insurer For Legal Costs
A day before his fraud trial began Tuesday in New York federal court, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried filed suit against his excess insurer Continental Casualty Co., claiming that the firm has improperly refused to cover his defense costs.
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October 03, 2023
Sullivan & Cromwell, Fenwick Draw Scrutiny In FTX Debacle
Before his Bahama-based crypto exchange went down in flames, FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried contends that when he visited New York, he would sometimes work out of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's offices.
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October 02, 2023
Bankman-Fried Can't Blame Attys In Openings, Judge Says
A New York federal judge barred indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from pointing the finger at his former attorneys in his opening statement of his criminal fraud trial, but said he'll consider references to legal advice Bankman-Fried may have received on a "case-by-case" basis as the trial proceeds.
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October 02, 2023
Meet The Attorneys Helming The Bankman-Fried Trial
An eight-member legal team from Cohen & Gresser LLP is going up against federal prosecutors Tuesday in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a look at the teams.
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October 02, 2023
What Crypto Attys Will Be Watching During The SBF Trial
When the curtain rises this week on FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's blockbuster criminal trial in Manhattan federal court, corporate crypto lawyers will be watching closely as they dissect defense and prosecutorial strategies, weigh the government's evidence and monitor how the judge steers the proceedings.
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October 02, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried's Journey From FTX CEO To Trial
In less than a year, the T-shirt- and shorts-wearing figurehead of FTX went from a Bahamas penthouse, where he ran a $32 billion cryptocurrency exchange, to a New York City jail cell, where he awaits his Tuesday criminal trial for allegedly masterminding one of the biggest financial frauds in U.S. history.
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October 02, 2023
In Bankman-Fried Criminal Trial, 'Intent Is Everything'
Some of the most important evidence in Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial will revolve around his state of mind during the years he operated FTX, as Manhattan federal prosecutors try to prove that the fallen crypto mogul intentionally lied and stole billions from customers.